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Delaware Prophet

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Delaware Prophet del´ewâr, -wer , fl. 18th cent., Native American leader. His real name is not known. He began preaching (c.1762) among the Delaware of the Muskingum valley in Ohio. He spoke against intertribal war, drunkenness, polygamy, and the use of magic, and he promised his hearers that if they would but heed his words the Native Americans would be strong again and able to resist the whites. He prepared symbolic charts of his message on deerskin and left them in various villages to help his converts teach others. The religious fervor spread rapidly and is said to have ... Read more

prophet
...revelation of God. Among Native Americans Native American prophets resembled the great prophets of Israel in preaching a definite message; the ordinary...see shaman ) had no such role. The Native American prophet in the late 18th and the 19th cent. normally foretold...they follow prescribed religious ... Read more

Pontiac's Rebellion
...Indian War resulted from several factors: trade disputes; the Delaware Prophet's millennial teachings; Gen. Jeffrey Amherst 's termination...began in 1764, when Colonel Bouquet led 1,200 men into the Delaware heartland in October, securing the release of 200 captives... Read more

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